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CENTRA L MICHI GAN UN IIERS IT Y
BOARD OF TRUSTEES • December 2, 1983
Central ~ichigan University Board of Trustees
~eeting of De(:er!iJe r 2, 1983
"t. Pleasant, "i(:higan
J1embers presen t: ~rs. /'Iargaret A. Rie(:ker, Chair; Or. Bernadine N.
Denning; ~r. Alfred J. Fortino; ~r. Rayn'Dnd A. LaBounty; Dr. Gordon N.
Lamb ie; "so Ra(:hael E. /'Ioreno; "I'. Wi Iliam C. Odykirk; HI'S. AI ice
Tonboulian; Dr. Harold Abel, President.
Members absent: none.
Also attending: Dr. John E. Cantelon, Provost; Hr. Arthur E. Ellis,
Vi(:e President for Publ ic Affairs; Hr. JaTles l. 1'1111, Vke President for
Student Affairs; Hr. Ri(:hard L. Hi lieI', Se(:retary to the Board of
Trustees; "r. Jerry R. Tubbs, Treasurer of the Board o f Tru s t ees and Vi(:e
President for Business and Flnan(:e.
The meet i ng was called to o rder by Chair RieckeI' at IO :IjZ a.m.
The minutes of the Cktober 7. 1983 meeting were approved as printed.
E~ER I TUS RANK:
It was moved by Or. Bernadine Denning, se(:onded by Hr. William Odyklrk,
and (:arried, that Sally Burg. Ass istant Professor. library, be granted
emeritus rank effe(:tive August 13, 1983 and that the following reso lu­tion
be adopted. HI'S. Burg ' s retirement was approved at the
September 9, 1983 meet ing.
WHEREAS, Sally Burg has devoted seven teen years of full - time
servl(:e to Central Mi(:higan University as a cataloger in Park
Library; and
'WHEREAS, She has shared her considerable kn~ l edge with (:01 leagues
and has con tributed a positive attitude and valued support in
moving into the age and demands of automa tion and the use of com­puter
i Zed teChniques; and
WHEREAS, She has adhered to high standards of qual i ty serv l(:e,
init1atil'l9 eKperimentation with creative informational te(:hniques
afforded by autOCllalion; and
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Emeritus Rank (:ont inued
WHEREAS, She has given of her til'llC and talents in support of the
activIties of the University and the larger community through
service on various conmi ttees, IncludIng the "i(:higan Library
Consortium Peer Council and the OClC Internetwork Quality Control
Coun(: i I; and
WHEREAS, She is known for her integrity, good humor , unselfish
service, dependabilIty, and corr..itmerlt and dedl(:ation to Central
"'i(:higan University and the State of l1i(:!'l igan; and
WHEREAS, Her (:olleagues and friends wi sh her continued su(:cess In
a wel l-deserved retirement in which to pursue her many interest s ;
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED, That the 80ard of Trustees, on behalf
of the Univer~lty.(:ommunity, expresses appre(:;ation to Sally Burg
for her contr i butions to Central I1I(:higan University and extends
Professor Emeritus rank.
It was ~ved by "I'. William Odykirk, seconded by Dr. Bernadine Denning,
and (:a~l'led, tha t Gertrude Gi Ilaspy, Assistant Professor, Phys ical
Edu(:.:It Ion and Sport: be granted emeritus rank effe(:tive January " 1984
and that the follOWing resolution be adopted. /'Irs. Gillaspy's retire­ment
was app roved at the September 9 , 1983 meeting.
~EREAS, Certrude GI I'aspy has devoted 34 years to teaching.
coa(:hing and (:ounseling young men and women in the State of
/'Iidlgan; and
WHEREAS, Seventeen of those years were spen t at Central "i(:hlgan
University, where , as a "'eMber of the tea(:hing faculty in the
Oepart~nt of .Physlcal Edu(:ation and Spert, Gertrude Gillaspy
exemplified high standards of professionalism and demanded those
same standa rds of eK(:ellence from her students: and
WHEREAS, Gertrude Clllaspy has devoted many years to the gr~th
of the women's golf program at Central "ichigan University, and
her energy, her tal ent, and her dedi(:ation are appreciated by
hundreds of young women; and
WHEREAS, Gertrude Gi llaspy was offldally re(:ognized by her
col leagues as a leade r In the development of int ercollegiate golf
for women in the "Idwest; and
WHEREAS, Gertrude Gi llaspy, as a coa(:h, as a teacher , and as a
pe rson, has always demonstrated the qual ities of joy, spentanel t y ,
and (:0'IIlI i tmen t;
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Emeritus Rank cont inued • BE IT THEREfORE RESOLVED, That the Board o f Tru s t ees, on behalf
of the Un i versity community, exp r esses apprec i at ion to
Gert rude Gi II aspy for her cant ri but ions to Centra I ""ich igan
Un i versity and extends Professor Emeritus rank.
It was moved by "'rs. Al i ce Tomboulian, seconded by Or: Bernadine
Denning , and carried, that J.R. Gu~, Professor, PhysIcs, b~ granted .
emeritus r ank effect i ve January I , 198/j and that the f o llOWi ng resolutlOfl
be adopted. Or. Gump's retirement was approved at the June 2/j, 198)
meeting.
WHEREAS , J.R. Gump has for twenty years given of his time.
energy and experti se to the Physical Science Program at
Cen tral Michigan UnIversity; and
WHEREAS. He has f or this per iod labo red d i l i gent l y and con s i s·
t ently t o improve the qual i ty of science teach i ng In ""Ichigan
through the development of courses, the pres entati on o f workshops,
and act i ve participat i on In professional sc ience t eaChing or gani·
zations; and
WHEREA S, During a ca reer of )0 years in both indust ry and academ i c
life he has made s i gn ifi can t contr i but ions t o the field of
chem i stry , including several paten t ed chemical pr ocesses ; and
WHEREAS, He has capably ser ved in profess i onal CClpaci tles, as a
membe r of the Board o f Directors of the Hi ch igan Science Teache r s
Assoc i ation . as a r eviewe r of grant proposals for the Nati onal
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